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Hamilton Co. deputies announce they are tracking impaired drivers

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is now tracking how drivers were impaired, whether it’s alcohol, drugs or a combination of the two or if they refuse to be tested.

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Updated: 6:10 PM EDT Sep 8, 2015

Hamilton Co. deputies announce they are tracking impaired drivers

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is now tracking how drivers were impaired, whether it’s alcohol, drugs or a combination of the two or if they refuse to be tested.

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Updated: 6:10 PM EDT Sep 8, 2015

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WEBVTT DEPUTY CLERK FOR L ISSUING OFTHE MARRIAGE LICENSES.-- CLERKS ISSUING OF THEMARRIAGE LICENSES.IN OTHER NEWS TONIGHT KEEPING, OUR ROADS SAFE.THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT IS KEEPING A CLOSEEYE ON DRIVERS WHO GET BEHINDTHE WHEEL WHILE HIGH ON DRUGS.WLWT NEWS 5'S TAMMY MUTASAEXPLAINS HOW DEPUTIES WILL BETRACKNG IMPAIRED DRIVERS.-- WILL BE TRACKING IMPAIREDDRIVERS.TAMMY?TAMMY:LAST -- BEFORE LAST WEEK,IMPAIRED DRIVERS WERE UNDER ONECATEGORY.NOW DEPUTIES ARE BREAKING DOWNTHOSE CATEGORY SO THEY CAN CRACKDOWN ON PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVINGWHILE ON DRUGS THESE DAYS, YOUNEVER KNOW WHO IS DRIVING AROUNDYOU IMPAIRED.IT IS A WET ROAD AND WORSEROADS.TAMMY: A FATHER WAS CAUGHTBEHIND THE WHEEL AND PAIRED WITHHIS CHILD IN THE CAR.AND A FEW WEEKS EARLIER --I'M SO SORRY.TAMMY: ANOTHER DRIVER, SANDRAHARRIS, ADMITTED SHE USED HEROINAND MATH --METH BEFORE GETTINGBEHIND THE WHEEL.I USED HAIR WENT FOR A YEARS.IN THAT SENSE I WAS SELFISHBECAUSE I DID NOT REGARD ANY OFTHE RULES AROUND ME, ESPECIALLYDRIVING.TAMMY: THIS FORMER USER WHO DIDNOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED ASGONE DOWN THAT ROAD BEFORE.THE LAST TIME HE SHOT UP ANDDROVE WAS THE LAST TIME HE USEDDRUGS.I WAS DRIVING.I SIDESWIPED A GUARD RAIL.I PULLED OFF AND HAD A SEIZUREIN THE PARKED CAR WITH MY DOOROPEN.TAMMY: NOW THE HAMILTON COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS TRACKINGHOW DRIVERS ARE IMPAIRED --ALCOHOL, DRUGS, OR ACOMBINATION.WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF ANEPIDEMIC.WE ARE TRYING TO TURN THE TIDE.TAMMY: IT WILL HELPDEPARTMENTSDETERMINE WHEN AND WHERE TO THETROLL.I BELIEVEDEPUTIES AREFINDING MORE AND MORE IMPAIREDDRIVERS DURING THE DAY THAN IEVER WOULD HAVE FOUND WHEN IWORKED IN TRAFFIC SAFETY.TAMMY: 45% OF DUICRASHES AREDRUG-RELATED.I THINK IT IS THE SELLINGOFTHE DRUGS, THAT IS WHEREEVERYTHING WOULD CHANGE.TAMMY: THE MOST COMMON DRUGPEOPLE USE WHILE DRIVING OURMARIJUANA, HEROIN, ANDDEPRESSANTS.WLWT NEWS 5.MIKE: ACCORDING TO ANATIONALHIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION

Hamilton Co. deputies announce they are tracking impaired drivers

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is now tracking how drivers were impaired, whether it’s alcohol, drugs or a combination of the two or if they refuse to be tested.